Idea for a building

[Beiss]

What do you think about the Vikings having a building named "Thrall trader" or something? It could give some kind of farming bonus (thralls being employed in domestics such as farming) as well as a population growth bonus (or maybe that comes automatically with the farming bonus).

Also, building one of these in an area where there's a slave resource could generate some trade income. Apparently, the Vikings were just about the only people in Europe who could trade slaves, because Christians couldn't be slaves, but Christians were still interested in buying them... This mod should reflect this, don't you think? Read more here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thralls

Maybe you could get some kind of monetary bonus for defeating a rebel army and selling them as slaves

Anyway, how did Viking economy work? Did people pay tax, or did they just have to join the armed forces in times of need? Would recruitment of Viking units really cost any money, or would it be more historically correct to let them have upkeep only?

[tnick777]

That would be cool. I'm thinking that, also, instead of Viking temples there'll be Viking runes.. With each upgrade you can get better sacrificial priests.

[Beiss]

Hm. I don't know much about how the Vikings practiced their religion but I always though those temples in RTW that gave you certain bonuses were kinda... wrong. It'll be interesting to see what significance the religious buildings will have in this mod.

[tnick777]

They had Oden, Thor, Valhal... ya know... the works

They constructed Runes as ways of respect to the dead

[tnick777]

Vikings had Thor, Oden, Valhal and others.
Preists constructed runes in honor of dead soldiers

[Harðurāðaz]

Hm. I don't know much about how the Vikings practiced their religion but I always though those temples in RTW that gave you certain bonuses were kinda... wrong. It'll be interesting to see what significance the religious buildings will have in this mod.

The vikings got temples, they also got a special shrines called Lund.
Ever heard about the great Temple in Old Uppsala?
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Viking Priest = Goði
Viking Priestess = Gyðja
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Important Norse Gods:
Ódhínn
Asathórr
Freyr
Heimdallr
Týr
Njördhr

[tnick777]

I don't think we'll have preistesses

[Harðurāðaz]

I don't think we'll have preistesses

Thats fine with me..
Did you know that I also belive in the old Norse Gods.
That's why I know so much.

[tnick777]

I was raised on Finno-Urgic Paganism

You really don't believe in them, you sort of... feel a strong attatchment to them.. Kinda like they're representing that part of you.

[Beiss]

Will we have priests? I mean, the Vikings didn't have missionaries of their own, right? Or did they bring priests into battle? I'm just asking here.

I know the Vikings had temples, but I don't like the idea of being able to recruit, er, say, berserkers only if you have, say, Odin's temple in your city. You know?

[Harðurāðaz]

Will we have priests? I mean, the Vikings didn't have missionaries of their own, right? Or did they bring priests into battle? I'm just asking here.

I know the Vikings had temples, but I don't like the idea of being able to recruit, er, say, berserkers only if you have, say, Odin's temple in your city. You know?

The priests stayed home in scandinavia to whorship the gods.
They should'nt be a battlefield unit.

[tnick777]

Yea.

We'll have cerimonial warriors that carry a sacrifice with them to the feild
Kinda like how the Cross was.

[Beiss]

Yeah, but I mean, there shouldn't be Viking priest agents on the campaign map, right? Maybe if a Viking settlement is conquered by Catholics, there could be rebellious Viking priests as independent characters sort of like Heretics but Pagan though.

[tnick777]

mmm interesting

we'll think about that when we get there.

[Harðurāðaz]

Belch*

[Beiss]

Thräll/Slave Trader=More cash! and trains assassin

what?? What's wrong with recruiting assasins from inns? I'm sure the Vikings had brothels and stuff... Anyway, like I said, I think the thrall trader should improve the farming output as well as the trade income.

Shrine-Temple-Large Temple=Spreads norse paganism,Trains Norse Priests and Berserks

I thought we agreed berserkers wouldn't be trained... especially not in temples.

[tnick777]

Berserkers will be trained... how else would we get them

We agreed that Jomsborg Vikings would be only trainable through a guild

[Beiss]

I'm sorry - of course berserkers have to be recruited somewhere, but were they really trained, or were they just found and recruited - that's what I meant.

[Athokas]

How about renaming the inn to "meadhall" for norse factions?

[tnick777]

we haven't even gotten that far.. but good idea


I think guilds should be

Jomsborg Viking
Chain Mail Spearmen
Etc